Adoption Network Cleveland

Here for Pride! The march kicks off at 11 (we meet in the light blue are on Public Square) and our booth is 1304 on Mall B. Come visit!

💙Membership Matters at Adoption Network Cleveland💙

Opting to become one of our Members annually is an easy way to show your support for the programs and services we provide at mostly free or very low cost to the unique community we serve.

And don't forget -- Membership has its PERKS:
⭐Borrowing privileges to our Resource Library of books and movies
⭐Knowing you are part of a community larger than yourself
⭐A voice in public policy issues affecting adoption and child welfare via our advocacy
⭐Membership/Benefits with a corporate partner, Century Federal Credit Union
⭐Priority registration on Family Social events with limited registration
⭐Subscription to our Hub newsletter

We also offer several different Membership options -- choose the one that works best for you! Learn more and get signed up (or renewed) here: https://ow.ly/IXB150Z0oCO

🌟Join Adoption Network Cleveland in celebrating Pride in the CLE tomorrow - Saturday, June 6th in downtown Cleveland.🌟

We will be marching, and last-minute friends and family are welcome! We are gathering at 10 am in Public Square, Group 9 - Light BLUE Section (See map graphic), with the March starting at 11 am followed by the Pride festival on Malls B & C.

Stop by our booth and say hello! We will be in Mall B - Booth #1304.

Happy Pride!!🌈🌟🥳

Thinking about adoption and not sure where to start? Join us for Adoption 101, an informative workshop designed to guide you through the adoption journey.
Topics we’ll cover include:

• The Three Roads to Adoption (Private Infant Adoption, Public Waiting Child Adoption, and Transnational Adoption)
• Choosing an Adoption Provider
• Financing an Adoption
• Understanding that Adoption is a Lifelong Journey Including Insights from an Adoptive Parent Panel
Whether you are just beginning to explore adoption or ready to take the next step, this workshop will provide valuable information, real-life experiences, and a supportive environment for your questions.
Learn more here: https://ow.ly/t7lv50YXU5E

🧗Go Over The Edge with Adoption Network Cleveland: do something DARING for a good cause
🧗WHEN: Saturday, August 22, 2026, 8am-5pm

We had such a thrilling time last year going Over The Edge we decided to do it again! This urban rappelling adventure provides a unique experience for our brave participants while, at the same time, raises funds to support continued excellence in program and service delivery for our wonderful Adoption Network Cleveland community.

Among Adoption Network Cleveland's core values is both COURAGE and TRUST -- as well as inclusiveness and collaboration. This is your chance to ask friends and family to COLLABORATE with you to get to your fundraising goal. And guess what -- your friends and family can take the challenge, too -- INCLUSIVITY is a core value, too, don't forget. The only thing that's more fun than you being part of our urban rappelling adventure is if you invite your friends and families to join you!

Last year, we had around 65 rappellers answer the call -- how many will we have this year? And, most importantly, will YOU be one of them?

SPACE IS LIMITED!

Learn more and get registered here: https://ow.ly/wHvm50Z7GCP

✨ Family time with purpose✨
📅 June 11 at 6:00 PM
Summer location: Bedford Heights Daycare

The Family Ties Monthly Gathering brings adoptive, foster, and kinship families together for an evening of connection, conversation, and care. Enjoy dinner together, then break out into age-specific groups designed to support every member of your family.

✔️ Parents & caregivers: meaningful discussion in a supportive environment
✔️ Teens: peer support led by Adoption Network Cleveland staff
✔️ Children: engaging activities including yoga and mindfulness

🤍 We’d love to see you there.

🔗 Register through our calendar:https://ow.ly/7K5y50Z3jX1

Join us NEXT WEDNESDAY for an IN-PERSON General Discussion Meeting!

On Wednesday, June 10 at 6:30 pm, join facilitators Kim and Amy for our quarterly in-person General Discussion Meeting at Adoption Network Cleveland's offices, 2592 W. 14th St., Cleveland 44113.

General Discussion Meetings provide a safe place where people can share their feelings and experiences, get support from their peers, and learn from others’ perspectives. The meetings have an open discussion format and are attended by anyone with a connection to adoption or foster care, including adult adoptees, birth parents, siblings, and adoptive parents, those who have experienced foster or kinship care, or DNA discoveries such as misattributed parentage or donor conception.

Register through our calendar on our website - https://ow.ly/aZrM50Z3jMS

It's THANK YOU THURSDAY! Join us in 👏👏👏 for our Corporate Partner Medical Mutual! We are so grateful for their partnership and support 🤩.

Interested in learning more about our Corporate Partners program? Connect with Sarah at [email protected] or visit https://ow.ly/4hCo50YIULK

🧗What it means to go Over The Edge with Adoption Network Cleveland🧗

Recently one of our Over The Edge Committee members Brittany Kent shared some lovely words about what it means to be part of this urban rappelling adventure with us -- and we wanted to share!

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Rappelling over the side of a building requires trust, preparation, and support. You secure yourself with a harness, rely on ropes and anchors, and use friction devices and safety backups to guide every careful step downward. The most difficult part is often not the descent itself; it’s the moment you lean back over the edge and choose to trust that you will be held.

Healing can feel like standing at the edge of something overwhelming: uncertain, vulnerable, and outside of your control. But just as no one rappels alone, no one should have to navigate the adoption journey alone either. The support Adoption Network Cleveland provides become the harness, the anchor points, and the “third hand” safety backup that allow individuals and families to move forward safely, even when the path feels steep.

Going over the edge can be scary. Going through life alone — that’s terrifying.

There are many reasons a person chooses to step up to the edge of that building believing they can conquer it. Some do it to prove something to themselves. Some do it for someone they love. Some do it because they know courage is not the absence of fear, but the decision to move forward despite it. In many ways, that mirrors the adoption journey itself: learning to trust support systems, reclaim control after circumstances outside your control, and discovering that strength often comes from allowing others to hold the rope with you.

https://ow.ly/NMp350Z5FoP

💙🧗Thank you, Brittany💙🧗

LEARN MORE about how to participate in Over The Edge here: https://ow.ly/sgeJ50Z5FoR

💬 Looking for a place to be heard and supported?

Join us TOMORROW, Thursday, June 4 at 7 pm ET for a General Discussion Meeting, facilitated by JJ & Sandi.

Our General Discussion Meetings offer a safe, welcoming space to share experiences, receive peer support, and learn from others’ perspectives. With an open discussion format, these meetings welcome anyone connected to adoption or foster care—including adult adoptees, birth parents, siblings, adoptive parents, those with foster or kinship care experience, and individuals navigating DNA discoveries such as misattributed parentage or donor conception.

🤝 Come as you are, wherever you are in your journey. Your story matters.

👉 Register through our calendar, link in our bio.